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30 Nov 2014

Audit Staff Interview

Anonymous Employee in London, England

Anonymous Employee in London, England

Application Details

I applied online. The process took 4+ weeks – interviewed at EY in June 2012.

Interview Details

I had AC experience with EY. on AC day, there are 5 processes, first round comes to group discussion, and then paper psychometric tests, 10-minutes telephone communication, report summarise writing within 30 minutes and the final part comes to interview with senior manager

Interview Questions

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Audit Staff Interview

I got this interview through an internal referral. I think I did pretty well in the first phone interview, because I got an invitation to visit the office over the phone before we hanged up.

The office interview overall was great to me. The partners I talked to are really nice and are willing to share their stories. The interviews were casual and conversational. We discussed various of topics, such as hobbits, traveling, and past internship experience etc. But I did not receive an offer that time. I guess pretty much it was because I did not know what to expect the time when I visited EY, since I did not really have much interview experience. Other than that, I enjoyed my visit in EY a lot.

Audit Staff Interview

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Application Details

I applied online. The process took 3 weeks – interviewed at EY.

Interview Details

Applied online but was also referred by former employees. Process was fairly smooth and communication from EY was excellent. I did not come from a recruited school so having contacts inside the company was key. Once you get your foot in the door, you are treated the same as all other candidates. Instead of an on campus interview, I had a phone interview with a manager. Interview was very personable and consisted of basic questions regarding who I was and why I was interested in EY as well as walking them through my resume. Conversation ended with a couple behavioral questions. Heard back a couple days later that I was invited to the second round of interviews which was an office visit. The visit consisted of dinner with two staff the night before. The next day there was a brief presentation by a senior manager and a staff panel in which the pool of interviewees asked questions about the firm. Was taken to lunch by a couple of different staff and then had three 1:1 interviews with managers. Was called by a partner a week later and offered a staff position.

Be yourself. Once you get to the interview process, they simply want to get to know you as a person. Don't be cocky or arrogant but don't be afraid to highlight your achievements. These are people who have gone through the same process as you're going through so they understand the pressure.

Audit Staff Interview

Anonymous Employee

Anonymous Employee

Interview Details

On campus interview first round. Submit resume on campus recruiting and join the career fair. a week to prepare. 20 minute. First talk, then some regular question such as walk through resume, CPA eligible, why accounting, why my school, why EY, Why audit, big strengthens and weakness, career path in the future, what you know about EY and some behavior questions.

Audit Staff Interview

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Application Details

I applied online. The process took 3+ months – interviewed at EY.

Interview Details

They are all behavioral. ask you your strengths and weaknesses. ask you why you choose this company. ask you the conflict. ask you the teamwork. You need to stay professional dont get carried away by small talk. They dont like it when you do that. Remember, it is a formal interview but chitchat time.

Audit Staff Interview

Anonymous Employee

Anonymous Employee

Application Details

I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days – interviewed at EY.

Interview Details

Firstly a aptitude test followed by HR interview and then a technical interview. All these need to be cleared to proceed further. In the aptitude test questions regarding excel, accountancy, basic english etc were asked. Highest scorers in the aptitude test are selected ahead. Followed by HR interview.

Audit Staff Interview

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Interview Details

Initial call - different questions, CV summary and about my interest for the company, professional background,Focus group, two individual interviews with HR staff and manager, also did some math and language tests

Audit Staff Interview

Anonymous Employee

Anonymous Employee

Application Details

I applied through college or university. The process took 4+ weeks – interviewed at EY.

Interview Details

First round interview was pretty easy. The partner just talked about recent news and why I choose accounting. I really had a good impression on EY because the pre night in our school was so huge and people I talked to were so nice. But the second round interview was just DISAPPOINTING. HR set two senior associates to interview me and I can feel during the interview process that both of them did not want to talk to me and just wanted to get back to their work. I got the rejection letter two days later. I don't think I deserve the rejection letter and was unqualified. (being told I have a great personality by other people, got 3.8 GPA and plenty of working/internship experience) I was really disappointed that EY does not pay that much attention to interview candidates (only two senior associates for second round? really?). If you do not have any experience people to do the interview, then don't invite people down to NYC for second round!

Audit Staff Interview

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Application Details

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2+ months – interviewed at EY.

Interview Details

3 Steps1. phone conversation with recruiter - basic personality and resume questions2. on campus interview - Mine lasted 45 minutes. Asked more in depth questions about my resume. What are your biggest strengths/weaknesses? What is a time you have had trouble with a teammate and how have you dealt with that?3. Office Visit - They flew me to the office location I wanted, and put me up in a really nice hotel. The first night someone came to the hotel to pick me up and take me to a partner's house for dinner with other staff and applicants. The office visit consisted of a presentation, staff panel, 3 30 minute interviews, and a lunch with staff and the other applicants. The interviews mainly consisted of me asking them questions about their experience at EY.

Interview Questions

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